Decimals

Grade 6s attended Art class with Ms. Kerr and Gym class with Ms. Kominek this morning.

After gym, Grade 6s began work on this term’s Ontario Writing Assessment text form – a persuasive letter. They were given a writing prompt to write about. They used the time before recess to brainstorm and plan their writing. When they got back from lunch they launched into writing the letter. Students were allocated 1 hour maximum to complete this task. Once this was done, students completed the preassessment test for our next math unit – Decimals. They also began work on their portfolios by creating a cover to reflect their Grade 6 year.

We had little time, but managed to get across the first lesson on decimals. Students learned that ½, ¼, and ¾ may be represented by decimals 0.5, 0.25, and 0.75 respectively. Using this knowledge and knowledge form our Whole Numbers unit, students converted large numbers represented in whole number and decimal or fraction form to standard form, e.g., 3.8 million = 3 800 000 or 1 ¼  billion = 1 250 000 000. The unit test for this unit will fall in the last day of school before the holidays with no time for review. We therefore began working through the review package in class today. All students were required to complete and correct (if applicable) Q. 1. For homework, students are asked to complete practice questions on p. 116 of the MMS textbook.

We ended the day with our first preparation for the Christmas Concert.

Look out for gift cards coming home today if you ordered from the parent guild fundraiser.

Picture retakes and picture orders are coming home today.

January hot lunch order forms are coming home today.

Homework & Reminders

·         MMS p. 116

·         Please return comments page from the report card. I will make a copy of the comments and return this page to you.

·         Thursday – Parent-Teacher Conferences, Hatch programing forms are due

·         Friday – Last day to return electric car parts

·         Wednesday, December 16 – Bake Sale, Christmas Concert, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

·         Thursday, November 17 – Spirit Day (wear red, green, and white), last day of school

Enjoy some pictures from last week's St. Jude's Museum of Ancient Civilizations: